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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 21, 2026)

India, April 22 -- Tree-felling in Roopnagar On April 20, 2026, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the Chief Secretary of Punjab to file a response regarding a complaint about the large-scale... Read More


Illegal trade networks threaten Indigenous peoples in Amazon: report

India, April 21 -- New report warns that expanding illicit economies - illegal mining, drug trafficking - have entrenched "criminal governance" across the Amazon. They have displaced state and Indige... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 20, 2026)

India, April 21 -- River Adyar needs ecological restoration: Report The report by the Chennai Rivers Restoration Trust (CRRT) submitted to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on April 16, 2026 stated t... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 17, 2026)

India, April 20 -- Sewerage coverage in Meerut remains at just 30%, with gaps in treatment capacity across Ganga basin districts Illegal industrial discharge linked to high chromium levels in Kanpur'... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 16, 2026)

India, April 17 -- NGT orders Ramgarh factories violation probe committee. NGT mandates SWM Rules enforcement via Rajasthan committee. NGT directs Barabani illegal brick kilns inspection. Probe ord... Read More


Noida workers' protest: The global cost of living crisis comes home

India, April 17 -- Tens of thousands of workers took to the streets in Noida demanding a minimum wage of at least Rs 20,000 a month. In real terms, wages in the region have fallen over the past decade... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 15, 2026)

India, April 16 -- NGT application flags encroachments, silting endangering Bihar's River Tel flow. Bihar terminates director, fines Toshiba Rs 1.09 crore for STP lapses. NGT report notes 80,000+ un... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 14, 2026)

India, April 15 -- Joint committee clears Growth Centre, Khara, of pollution allegations. Tripura ULBs achieve full waste segregation, zero legacy waste: Report to NGT UP seals illegal borewells at ... Read More


NHRC to hear 216 cases of alleged bonded labour in brick kilns across various districts of Uttar Pradesh

India, April 14 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) will hold an online hearing of 216 cases of alleged bonded labour in the brick kilns across various districts of Uttar Pradesh at its pre... Read More


Indigenous knowledge: Researchers decode cancer-fighting potential of traditional Konyak Naga herbal medicine

India, April 13 -- Researchers from Nagaland University, Berhampur University, and Saveetha Medical College have, in a preliminary investigation, identified traditional herbal formulation used by the ... Read More